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• CBCL profile identifies severe bipolar I disorder in children
• Prodrome negative symptoms predict experiential symptoms
• CBCL profile identifies severe bipolar I disorder in children
• Prodrome negative symptoms predict experiential symptoms
• ICD switch-off a gray area for clinicians
• Chelation therapy on hold for cardiac patients
• Anal intraepithelial neoplasia best treated by electrocauterization
• Infection exposure linked to cognitive performance
• Active surveillance an option for some low risk prostate cancer patients
• Routine planning results in patients' preferred place of death
• Anal intraepithelial neoplasia best treated by electrocauterization
• Circulating tumor DNA effective biomarker in breast cancer
• Infection exposure linked to cognitive performance
• Electronic tool helps doctors identify pneumonia patients
• Smoke-free workplaces improve home health
• Nerve block offers dramatic relief from phantom limb pain

CBCL profile identifies severe bipolar I disorder in children Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT A positive child behavior checklist-severe dysregulation profile, which denotes high scores for attention problems, aggressive behavior, and anxious-depression, could help identify children who are likely to develop a severe form of bipolar I disorder, according to study results.

Prodrome negative symptoms predict experiential symptoms Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have an increased likelihood of having experiential negative symptoms, such as avolition-apathy and anhedonia-asociality, at first presentation for treatment if they had negative symptoms during the prodrome phase, research suggests.

CBCL profile identifies severe bipolar I disorder in children Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT A positive child behavior checklist-severe dysregulation profile, which denotes high scores for attention problems, aggressive behavior, and anxious-depression, could help identify children who are likely to develop a severe form of bipolar I disorder, according to study results.

Prodrome negative symptoms predict experiential symptoms Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have an increased likelihood of having experiential negative symptoms, such as avolition-apathy and anhedonia-asociality, at first presentation for treatment if they had negative symptoms during the prodrome phase, research suggests.

ICD switch-off a gray area for clinicians Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT The deactivation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator should not be done against the wishes of a patient or their family and surrogates, even when continuing the treatment is medically futile, a survey of electrophysiology practitioners suggests.

Chelation therapy on hold for cardiac patients Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT The findings of the controversial Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy have been published in JAMA.

Anal intraepithelial neoplasia best treated by electrocauterization Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Electrocauterization is better than topical treatments for treating anal intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-positive men who have sex with men, Dutch study findings suggest.

Infection exposure linked to cognitive performance Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that people with the highest level of exposure to common pathogens, such as the cold-sore-causing virus herpes simplex type 1, have worse cognition than those with the lowest level of exposure.

Active surveillance an option for some low risk prostate cancer patients Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Active surveillance of individuals with very-low-risk prostate cancer who are also on 5 α-reductase inhibitor therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia seems to be a safe therapeutic option, say researchers.

Routine planning results in patients' preferred place of death Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Conducting advanced care planning during the last year of life is not only feasible but results in three-quarters of patients dying in their preferred location, show UK study results.

Anal intraepithelial neoplasia best treated by electrocauterization Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Electrocauterization is better than topical treatments for treating anal intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-positive men who have sex with men, Dutch study findings suggest.

Circulating tumor DNA effective biomarker in breast cancer Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Circulating tumor DNA seems to be an effective biomarker for monitoring metastatic breast cancer, say researchers.

Infection exposure linked to cognitive performance Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that people with the highest level of exposure to common pathogens, such as the cold-sore-causing virus herpes simplex type 1, have worse cognition than those with the lowest level of exposure.

Electronic tool helps doctors identify pneumonia patients Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have developed a real-time electronic screening tool to help emergency department physicians identify patients with pneumonia.

Smoke-free workplaces improve home health Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Making workplaces smoke free encourages people to make their homes smoke free, suggest findings from an Indian study.

Nerve block offers dramatic relief from phantom limb pain Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Ambulatory continuous peripheral nerve block may be an effective treatment for phantom limb pain, results of a pilot study indicate.

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